Tehran, August 25 (KCNA) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said in an interview with a TV on Sunday that the verdict issued for two U.S. hikers held in Iran was based on the "right judiciary procedure" and the "independence of (Iran's) judiciary system."

The two U.S. hikers were sentenced to eight years in prison on the charges of illegal entry into the country's territory and espionage.

The Iranian court has followed the legal procedure in dealing with the illegal entry of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal into the country and the espionage charges against them, Mehmanparast said.